Pte Ralph Goode (Lilydale), 2^nd Field Ambulance: On board the HMAS Wiltshire, from his diary – ‘Land in sight at daylight, dropped anchor off Colombo at 2pm. Hundreds of natives in their katamarangs and sampans to see us, a wonderful sight. Colombo from the sea is a beautiful sight some very fine buildings. A five funnel Russian cruiser, ‘Akold’, here, also Sydney and numerous other boats. At night it’s like fairyland, reminded me of St Kilda beach’.